Using Mermaid Diagrams in Technical Documentation
Diagrams are essential for explaining complex systems and processes in technical documentation. Mermaid makes it easy to create and maintain diagrams using a simple markdown-like syntax, directly in your content files. In this post, I’ll show several examples of diagrams you can create using Mermaid. Flowchart Example Let’s start with a basic flowchart showing a deployment process: flowchart TD A[Code Changes] --> B{Code Review} B -->|Approved| C[Build & Test] B -->|Rejected| A C --> D{Tests Pass?} D -->|Yes| E[Deploy to Staging] D -->|No| A E --> F{Staging Validation} F -->|Pass| G[Deploy to Production] F -->|Fail| A G --> H[Monitor] The code to create this flowchart is surprisingly simple: ...